The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-04
SHERMAN AND LuGAN.
Characteristic Hoslias Glsen Ia General Mark

Ctafacterd OK fIott RS Given tn General Mark.
Er lands t'Notes on tho War; ~ b..
WAsnINaroS, D. O., Jan. 3.-Ths Star
has obtained from General A. Fl. Mark
land tho following interesting and apropos
matter front his '!Notes on the Wars"
"Genersls Sherman and Logan we're aa.
Bocieted in my mind with the patriots and
Boldiera Of the war OF the revolution,
Tnev were intensely earnest In the cause
aud absolutely fearless In the discharge of
military duty without reference to rank or
under whose orders they stood. The ques.
ton with them was when to bGst serve
tho interests Of the Government OF tho
United States. The former was shifted
from an independent command in Ken.
tucky to an inspscto,ship In Missouri; !;
then to the command 'of n barracks or a
school Of Instruction, and subsequently he
WAS ordered TO Paducah as @ kind OF COM
mission ana forwarding quartermastsr, to
receive troops from tho North and send
them to tho front at Fort Doaeleon. In
all thess various assignments to duty his
patience and aoldiery qualities commend.
ed him to those about him, and when he
would Sen reiEtorcemelts np the Cam
berland river to General Grant he would
generally sand % letter to General Grant
OF encouragement giving him such news
as only the nipatilct OF q trne soldier knows
how to give. Tho notes were written in
the hurried, quick manner now 30 we'll
known to- bs Characteristic OF General
Sherman. The notes, as rule, would
wind up h aboatthis way: Now, II there
is anything up there you think I can DO
10 help along inst order me. Ill do any
thing and waive rank
General Sherman at that time ranked
General Grant The notes were read in
the presence Of thcss officers who hap.
pened to ho ae headquarters when they
were received, and I.well remember tha
iorc!bio commente Rswiips, the Adjutant,
would make upon them, by the eternal,
General Grant, that is the kind OF man We
want in this army" "---:= 1,.,z==sssa, -.
General Grant knew tha. probably bet
ter than his Adiutant did, but he was not
so domnDssrative. Those little notes from
Gansral Sherman at PaGucah to General
Grant at Fort Donel2an iorged the link
that subsequently bound aenpra! Grant
ssAA NchGIa al SLSl llAli W Clis huUtIltT.
mo man who saw Colonel John A. Lo-
gan in command of his regiment before
aud at Fcrt Donelson could have doubted
bis pa:rio:iG psrtisanahip for the Union.
He hois.ed his Tag OF devotion to the
Union that 1t might bo aeen OF all men,
and whom his followers vent into battle at
Fort Doue!son he was in the lead, and
the enemies bullets found Judgement
in bis body. ] vas OF those who knew OF
his suHeringa 60 he lay wounded otticsr
on the headquarters Htssm boat Of General
Graet after the surrender and I know
ecmothiug OF his patriotic breathings at
that tirae. End meyer will ! forget the ten
der caro- he received iTon }1is IoYing wits
ut that time. AS soon US he WIS able lie
returned to the feld, and throughout the
Tsr was the type Of brave soldier and a
jealous ps:r!ot. Heshiskel no priystions
or dangers in the field, and When there
Sns promise Of heightened quiet at the
front lie ven. to the rear only to mount
the hustings and rally the psople t, the
support OF the Government. He fought a
falr fight, and under any circumstances
~oll4 hays gracefully submitted to the
consequences. 4l@L
Though Generals Sherman snl Logan
were ip battle men Of the coolest, most
de.ermiEod and desperate courage, on the
march, at the bivouaG and in camp they
were officers Of quiet, simple ha5ita end
g2n!el disposition. I have seen them at
such times whey war eeemedito have gone
from their minds and they we're around
some happy fireside. Ths bearing Of Gen.
oTa!s ehorman and Logan, at all times
during tho war ipspired confidence that
created an army Of es good eoldierly and
fighting. material as ever shoulteied 6
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